Addressing limited English proficiency and disparities for hispanic postpartum women

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 512-520

  Pope, Charlene ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanics; Language access; Limited English proficiency; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

EID: 23644450233     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884217505278295     Document Type: Article

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